無聊 (wúliáo) — bored; boring, dull, pointless

entries → 無聊

TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 詞

無聊 word · TOCFL A2 (est.)

無聊＝無＋聊

ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ · wúliáo

adjective — bored; boring, dull, pointless

字源 FORM — what the parts do

無without, none (無法)wú

聊to chat; merely (聊天)liáohere its older sense — "to rely on, depend on"; 無聊 = nothing to fall back on

無聊，無法的無，聊天的聊。